What We Are Up To - Searching And Destroying

[Yoshiro]

We had some good tests this past week and will be making changes based on how the maps played out (as well as continuing to fix up bugs). We are likely to put Maggot Hill back in the beta rotation as its had some minor geographic changes and most of its bugs cleared away since it was last run.

 

[Flashburn]

A northern tunisa thing would be quite nice. So long as is does not end up looking like a desert. In fact I would SO be all over making allied vehicles and gear. OOOOOOOOO Actually... i am sitting on a small pile of docs from from a now stalled and likely defunct project that almost lifted off. Oooooo fighting around Medjez el bab, Tourbuba, battles at longstop hill, liberation of Bizerte, fall of Tunis. Not to mention things like Kasserine Pass and Speitla in the middle more arid bits. SO many interesting forgotten things. Even silly things like old Roman and Carthage ruins. OOOOOOOOOO Whats not to love? US, UK, Italy, Germany, Free French duking in out in the final months of Axis in Africa.

COme on the start of the Patton Monty love affair!

 

[titsmcgee852]

ETA on halftracks in the beta?

 

[Yoshiro]

ETA on halftracks in the beta?

When they are ready. They are still a work in progress and we want to have them close to if not "feature complete" (that doesn't mean bug free) before we get them in for gameplay testing.

 

[JosephBaier]

When they are ready. They are still a work in progress and we want to have them close to if not "feature complete" (that doesn't mean bug free) before we get them in for gameplay testing.

Do they explode everytime they are destroyed or have you guys changed this rather unrealistic, gamey thing?

 

[Jpz38 Hetzer]

Do they explode everytime they are destroyed or have you guys changed this rather unrealistic, gamey thing?

My bet is they explode, people need to know if they killed it or not and my guess is this is the easy way. Still, would be cool if they didn't.

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

My bet is they explode, people need to know if they killed it or not and my guess is this is the easy way. Still, would be cool if they didn't.

I always remember in the Carpathian Crosses mod that most of the time the tanks did not explode. I really liked that, the uncertainty and all

 

[Jpz38 Hetzer]

I always remember in the Carpathian Crosses mod that most of the time the tanks did not explode. I really liked that, the uncertainty and all

I absolutly agree that it would be cool

 

[Yoshiro]

They will explode when rendered inoperable.

 

[Kleist]

They will explode when rendered inoperable.

 

[Flashburn]

yes double

While vehicles do blow up, they usually don't. Maybe a fire and in rare cases do a total KAABOOOM. The incredible flying turret is quite rare. Thank you gulf war 1 for that. eek. But ya...t72m1's vs DU rounds of 120mm is one thing. But that is far far far from the norm.

On the whole the incredible exploding vehicle is the easiest way to deal with blown up vehicles of course.

Then again in hollywood cars blown all the time with fender damage.

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

They will explode when rendered inoperable.

Any reasons on the decision why they will always do that, or maybe the possibility there would be a server option where sometimes they don't?

And yes Flashburn, I like your Hollywood example

 

[Yoshiro]

It is something we'd like to investigate doing in the future, but for now we do not have the manpower for extra work that isn't already tasked out for this patch. We have a few plans concerning updates to vehicles systems we'd like to work on after this patch.

 

[JosephBaier]

I hope this is one of them

 

[Catalavos]

This may have been asked before but when it comes to the items in the beta is there any reason that they can't remain on the test server between official tests? It stands to reason that you could receive much more feedback if the maps were available 24-7.

 

[Yoshiro]

Yes, and its fairly simple. We've found that when we leave the test server up always we have trouble getting bodies to fill the server when we need it to be so we can observer gameplay. Happened in RO 1, KF, and RO 2.

 

[Catalavos]

That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the very prompt response.

 

[Moskeeto]

Personally, I think it would have made more sense to leave the server open 24/7 during S&D testing because it's a mode that works so well even with lower player counts. It would have been nice for me to schedule events in the old CGT group to play there at a more convenient time for others.

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the very prompt response.

Personally, I think it would have made more sense to leave the server open 24/7 during S&D testing because it's a mode that works so well even with lower player counts. It would have been nice for me to schedule events in the old CGT group to play there at a more convenient time for others.

and to keep in mind just how many players are NOT available during those official test times; you are loosing the feedback from them.

 

[andyana]

Do we have a rough ETA on when Maggot Hill will make it into the regular game? I'm looking forward to playing it!